John Oliver Gave Jeb Bush’s Campaign the Brutal Eulogy It Deserved

This weekend's South Carolina primary was a doozy: Donald Trump won, and Jeb Bush ended his campaign. Jeb, the man we all thought would win the nomination only one year ago, was left to mercy-kill his run, the only victory being that he didn't come in dead last.

Oliver roasted Bush, calling him "the side of plain white rice that nobody ordered." Oliver also shared a CNN clip of Bush on the campaign trail, bringing out his big closer: his mother, Barbara Bush. The very woman who said on the freaking Today Show that she didn't think Jeb should run for president. "I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I kind of feel bad for Jeb Bush—because not only did he bring his mom along to help him campaign, just wait until you hear what she said about him," Oliver shared.

The clip isn't embeddable, but you can watch what happened next here. A news clip showed Barbara Bush giving the following endorsement: "What’s left for me to say is that Jeb has been a great son, great father, great husband, married well… and is one of my four favorite sons."

"Oh, no! No. I know she’s joking, but that is literally what you say about your fourth favorite son," Oliver joked. "She actually went on to call him 'steady,' 'honest,' 'modest,' and 'kind,' and his campaign was over right then and there, because you know you’ve lost when your own mother is selling you to America like an unappealing blind date: He’s steady, he’s honest, he has a pet mouse...honestly, he hasn’t been with a woman in a long time and he really needs this."

Yikes, way to shovel some dirt onto the grave. But I guess we can't feel too bad for Jeb Bush, who clearly thought his campaign was a living nightmare. I wouldn't be surprised if George W. is giving Jeb a painting lesson this very second.

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